When homeowners see or hear of black mold they think of toxic mold? Why? Well the media hype and websites that stress fear rather than solutions to sell you a bill of goods through fear. An example of black mold is in attic where dark or black stains may be visible. A mold that often comes up in new England or Cape Cod and the islands is a cladosporium species. This is a common mold in the outdoors and the spore counts are much higher than other mold species during the peak of the mold spore elevation season such as Spring, Summer and Fall seasons. As for black toxic mold, which I prefer to as mycotoxin, a species such as Stachybotrys chartarum or sp. atra. This using stands in chronic wet area and is a slow terciatary species. Usually not as airborne as some would think. It's more of a slimy like substance. Also, other mycotoxic mold species come in different colors as well, besides black.

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Andy Provitola-CMC
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